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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






2. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






3. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






4. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






5. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






6. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






7. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






8. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






9. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






10. Known for his glass sculpture






11. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.






12. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






13. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.






14. Technique of shading using dots to control value






15. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






16. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






17. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






18. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






19. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






20. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






21. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






22. Application of potassium sulphide






23. French Painter - who started his career as a caricaturist - then converted to landscape painting by his early mentor Boudin. From 1890 he concentrated on series of pictures in which he painted the same subject at different times of the day in differe






24. Where the revolving door was fully developed






25. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






26. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






27. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






28. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






29. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






30. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






31. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






32. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






33. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






34. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






35. Something that supports a sculpture






36. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






37. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






38. Renowned for paintings and prints






39. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han






40. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






41. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






42. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






43. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






44. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






45. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






46. Pale green






47. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






48. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






49. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






50. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another